Table 3.

Regression analysis to determine predictors of peri-liver transplant (LT) packed red blood cell transfusion requirement

Variable	Odds ratio (95% CI)	P-value
Recipient age	1.023 (0.957–1.093)	0.507
Donor age	0.995 (0.971–1.019)	0.685
Pre-LT bilirubin	1.52 (1.025–2.253)	0.037
Pre-LT INR	0.688 (0.254–1.865)	0.462
Pre-LT MELD score	1.173 (1.032–1.333)	0.015
Pre-LT haemoglobin	0.662 (0.521–0.842)	0.001
Pre-LT creatinine	1.033 (0.887–1.334)	0.559
Pre-LT platelet count	1.008 (1–1.016)	0.056
Cold ischaemia time	1.002 (0.999–1.005)	0.115

95% CI, 95% confidence interval; INR, international normalized ratio; MELD, Model for End-stage Liver Disease.

P-values in bold indicate statistical significance (P < 0.05).